Bath or flesh brush



(No Mdel.)

G. s. (1111111111111. BATH 0R FLESH BRUSH.

110. 511,769. Patented Jan. 2, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE@J BATH OR FLESl-i BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,769, dated January2, 1894.

Application led April 27, 1893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. GLADDING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chester, in the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bathand Flesh Brushes; and lI do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same,referencebeing had to theannexed drawings, making apart ot' this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of bath or iieshbrushes provided with detachable handles, and the object thereof is toprovide a simple, strong, and durable means for attaching the handle tothe back of the brush whereby the handle is firmly and securely heldthereto and readily disconnected when the brush is to be used without ahandle.

The invention consists in the details of construction substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspective view showing thehandle detached from the brush; Fig. 2 a side elevation with the handleconnected in place.

In the accompanying drawings A represents the usual bath or flesh brushof any preferred construction, and B represents the handle which is madeslightly tapering and having upon its sides longitudinal grooves a,which grooves diminish in depth in a direction t0- ward the rear of thehandle, as shown more clearly in Fig. l of the drawings.

The device employed for holding the handle in engagement with the backot' the brush, consists of the clamp C constructed of a continuous pieceof spring wire. The wire is cut the proper length and bent at or nearits middle to form an eye h, and thence the wire is Serial No. 472,046.(No model.)

bent so as to extend on a different horizontal plane to formclamping-arms c, and the extremities of these arms terminate in eyes el.The arms c are upon a higher plane than the eyes b d so that when theeyes are secured to the back of the brush by suitable screws or otherlike fastenings, the arms will be above the brush back a suflicientdistance to insure their acting as spring clamping arms. When the-end ofthe handle B is inserted between the clamping arms c, said arms willseat themselves in the grooves c and by their binding action against thesides of the handle Will rmly hold the handle in place. The handle beingslightly tapering and the grooves decreasing in depth as they approachthe rear end thereof, act as a wedge to render more secure the handle onthe brush-back when held by the spring clamp.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A bath or flesh brush having secured to its back a spring Wire clamp,and a handle therefor having longitudinal grooves upon its sides,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A bath or flesh brush and a spring clamp connected to the backthereof, and consisting of a wire bent to form eyes and parallelclamping arms extending above the plane of the eyes for the purpose ofconnecting the handle to the brush, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence ot' two witnesses.

GEORGE S. GLADDIN G.

Vitnesses:

JONATHAN T. CLARKE, JENNIE A. CLARKE.

